Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-15

Thayer, W. A. Tallmadge. A. l.. Trauer
Eugene Ward, ]. f. Wenman, NJ. II
| Weber, NJ. w. Wilson, James Williamson
| w. III. Wilson, John J. White, Anthem,
Woman, John Byrne.
| They are accompanied by the following
guests: Major James B. Pond, Adolpt
Giose, Edward DeCamp. William II
| White, Mark H. Eisner, Mrs. Charles W
| Morgan, Mrs. David H. Anderson, Mrs. A
i. Anderson, Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Mrs
Arnett q. Smith. Mrs Robert l.. Darrapb
Mrs. Daniel G. F. Class, Mrs. Moses Levi
Miss Hortense Pierse, Miss Mary Eisner
Master William A. 0. Smith.
The guests are fine appearing BODY OF
men: and to Judge by their uniform rotund.
lty, iced well and have clear consciences all
around. They are quiet, affable and manly
IN all respects. They represent depart.
ment organized in 1862 and displaced by a
paid department in 1865. The, travel in a
train of Pullman cars, with hotel cars at.
tached and car for their hand fire-engine,
handsome double decker rich in gold and
silver ornamentation. Cappa's band OF
iilty-1our pieces accompanies them, and
they pay 1t the neat sum of $1,000. The
ofhcers OF the association are Geo. W. An
derson, President; John Moller, First Vice
PRESIDENT; Abram G. Hull, Second Vice
President; Bernard NJ. Sweeney, Recording
secretary; A. I. Anderson, Financial Sec.
rotary; Thomas Darlington, Corresponding
Secretary; James F. Wenman, Treasurer:
Henry Jones, Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr.. An
derson, President of the Veterans,
IS tifty-fiVe years old. He won
his helmet as foreman OF Phoenix
Hose Company No. %. Heis ex-President
OF the Kings county Board of Supervisors
and New York Bridge Commissioner.
Thomas Harrington, Corresponding Secre-
tary, served two years in Pearl Hose Com
pany, No. %, and several more in Oceana
hose Company. No. SO; he is an old soldier
of the late war. Abram C. Hull is Captain
OF the New York Fire Patrol, and Second
Vlce-President of the Veteran Firemen's
Association; he served his time as Foreman
OF Marion Hook and Ladder Company, No.
10. There are number of very old vet
Grams IN the party. Among them are Cap
tain Raines, II years old, Engine Company
No, 81; Nelson ID. Thayer. II years old. of
Union Engine, No. Is, and Frederick A.
kidabock, over 20 years old, Foreman of
Hook and Ladder Company No. u, and a
member of Engine Company No. 81.
In the LOG men of the party nearly every
company OF the old Volunteer Fire De
partment of New York city is represented.
A dispatch from New York, special to
y
the New York Veteran Firemen are at Sac
ramento enjoying themselves members of
the Volunteer Firemens Association, num-
berlng 200, will leave their headquarters to-
night to attend the celebration of the Con.
sututlonal Centennial at Philadelphia to
morrow. They will march down Broad
way preceded by band They will take
with them the old fire engine Volunteer"
The guests of the city are not backward
IN expressing the pleasure they feel at the
hearty welcome they have received ana the
broad hospitality extended by the people
OF the Capital. Not less enthusiastic are
they concerning the welcome given them
at Newcastle, in Placer county, where the
train was held for half an hour to enable
the people to pour bountiful donations of
writes from Newcastle under yesterdays
date as follows:
When the special train conveying the
Veteran Firemen of New York reached
Newcastle this morning, they were sur
prised with their reception, and their first
experience OF genuine California hospi-
tallty. The prominent citizens turned out
en- masse to meet them, and Newcastle's
choicest offerings from her noted orchards
and vineyards were dispensed with the
iberality which has OH similar past occa-
slons been the Introductory of similar
visits to the State. The visitors were de-
lighted, the ladies especially, by their COM
plimentary acknowledgements, causing the
good people to feel greatly pleased with
the reception of Newcastles offering.
Cappa's band, which accompanied the tour
lists, favored the gathering with several
artistically-rendered selections, and the
party proceeded on their way with three
parting cheers"
1t is the intention of the New Workers to
start for San Francisco 9 P. NJ to-day, to rest
there quietly until Saturday, when the re-
ception ceremonies designated will take
place.